James Schneider, a gay, Jewish man running for City Countil in Cape Coral, Florida, says the KKK has threatened his life in a hateful message left at his home a week ago.

The note says, “We know where you live, faggot,” which is the kind of veiled threat cowardly stalkers use in order to avoid out-and-out stating their intentions.

Police have not yet classified it as a hate crime. Welcome to Florida. Keep reading for this and more hot links of the day, including: Will Trump bomb North Korea? and Madonna's move out of the country ...

One of my favorite sentences I've ever read in a mainstream newspaper: “'All I do is watch Turner Classic Movies and crochet,' says Escola, who is working on a blanket he says he'll finish in December.”

Escola is a familiar, mirth-filled yet deadpan face in Web series, and his uncanny ability to play women — it ain't drag — is his ticket to the top. Keep reading for his story, and more of the day's hottest links ...